tourette syndrome association
of new jersey, inc.
198 West High Street • Somerville, New
Jersey 08876
Phone 908-575-7350 • Fax 908-575-8699
Web Site: www.tsanj.org • e-mail: NJTSA@aol.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 2004
TSANJ Presents Individual Education Planning (IEP) Workshop
For Parents Of Special Needs Kids
Somerset County, Monday, May 24, 2004
BRIDGEWATER , NJ - The Tourette Syndrome Association
of New Jersey (TSANJ) has scheduled an informative
workshop on Individual Education Planning for the
parents of children with Tourette Syndrome and other
neurological disorders.
The workshop, “Nuts & Bolts of IEPs,” will
be held at Somerset Medical Center, 100 Rehill Avenue
in Somerville, NJ on Monday, May 24, 2004 from 7:00
P.M. to 9:00 P.M. An Individual Education Plan (IEP)
is a written working document that describes program
adaptations and/or modifications, as well as services that
are provided for a student with special needs. The
Individual Education Plan includes a summary of the
goals and objectives for a student's learning during
a school year and is used as a tool to help teachers
monitor and communicate student growth and progress
to parents and staff while providing an ongoing record
to ensure continuity of education.
Leading the workshop will be Richard P. Flaum, Esq.,
attorney with DiFrancesco, Bateman, Coley, Yospin,
Kunzman, Davis, & Lehrer, P.C., of Warren, NJ.
Mr. Flaum is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin
and the Washington College of Law and serves as an
adjunct professor at Seton Hall University School
of Law.
The presentation is free. Preregistration is not
required. For information call TSANJ at 908-575-7350.
PRESS CONTACT: Rich Reitman 908-526-1390 or 908-400-6061
Faith Rice 908-575-7350
BACKGROUNDER:
Tourette Syndrome (TS) is an inherited neurological
disorder that is manifested in involuntary physical
and vocal tics. Symptoms generally appear before
an individual is 18 years old. TS affects people
of all ethnic groups with males affected 3 to 4 times
more frequently than females.
It is estimated that 200,000 Americans have full
blown TS and that as many as 1 in 200 show a partial
expression of the disorder. There is no cure for
TS.
The mission of TSANJ is to support the needs of
families with TS, to advocate for individuals with
TS, and to educate the public and professionals on
TS. TSANJ has a membership of 2,500 families and
medical professionals. The organization relies completely
on its membership, corporations, government, and
foundations to fund its mission.
Currently TSANJ operates 10 support groups at regional
medical centers across New Jersey; conducts awareness
training for teachers, school nurses, students and
community leaders; manages a TS help line for disseminating
information about TS to parents, teachers, doctors,
and others; sponsors a state-wide Family Contact
Program; and works with Rutgers University at the
nation’s only student clinician TS clinic,
developing support programs and treatments for families
dealing with TS.
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